PreSonus FP10 - Manual (Page 15)

CONTROLS AND CONNECTIONS
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3 . 1 F R O N T P A N E L L A Y O U T A N D D E S C R I P T I O N S
Microphone Pre-Amplifier. Your FIREPOD is equipped with eight custom designed PreSonus
microphone preamplifiers for use with all types of microphones including Dynamics, Condensers, and
Ribbons as well as instruments and line level signals. The award winning PreSonus preamplifier design is
a Class A input buffer followed by a dual servo gain stage. This arrangement results in ultra low noise and
wide gain control allowing the FIREPOD user to boost desirable signal without increasing unwanted
background noise.
48 Volt Phantom Power. The FIREPOD has 48V Phantom power available in groups via push button
switches on the front panel. The top button turns on phantom power for microphone Inputs 1 to 4. The
bottom button turns on phantom power for microphone inputs 5 to 8.
XLR connector wiring for Phantom Power
Pin 1= GND Pin 2= +48V Pin3= +48V
+22dBu Headroom. The FIREPOD mic-pre has +22 dBu of headroom. This feature gives you wide
dynamic range and excellent transient response characteristics.
Neutrik Combo Connectors. Each channel of the FIREPOD has a Mic/Line connector using the Neutrik
Combo connector. This revolutionary style connector lets you use either ¼” phone or XLR connectors in
the same female input. The first two channels of the FIREPOD are ¼” instrument and microphone XLR
inputs. The line level inputs for these two channels are on the back panel of the FirePod.
INSTRUMENT INPUTS (Channels 1 and 2): The ¼” TS connector on channels 1 and 2 are for use with an
instrument (guitar, bass, and etc.). When an instrument is plugged into the instrument input, the microphone
preamplifier is bypassed and the FirePod becomes an active instrument preamplifier.
NOTE: Active instruments are those that have an internal preamp or a line level output. Active
instruments should be plugged into a line input rather than into an instrument input. In other words,
don’t plug an active instrument into the combo jacks on channels 1 or 2.